weird riding!!!! help

[mikmac]

its weird! ive bought an xt to do some rallies on & ive taken it out on some practice runs & its got a strange streering problem. I feel like the bike wants to got in its own direction all of the time.....and im correcting the streering all of the time......... I know it isnt this! but it feels like ive got a big container of water on the bike & its sloshing from side to side constantly...... it sloshes to the left i have to correct it to the right.....it sloshes to the right i have to correct it to the left .....its so weird!!!!!
Its not the tyres as there are two of us doing the rallies on the same bikes (& the same tyres)

Ive have had over 20 bikes & ive never had anything like this.....could it be haunted..........& there is a gohst rider on there with me,ooooooooH

heeeeeelpppppp

[YEN_POWELL]

its weird! ive bought an xt to do some rallies on & ive taken it out on some practice runs & its got a strange streering problem. I feel like the bike wants to got in its own direction all of the time.....and im correcting the streering all of the time......... I know it isnt this! but it feels like ive got a big container of water on the bike & its sloshing from side to side constantly...... it sloshes to the left i have to correct it to the right.....it sloshes to the right i have to correct it to the left .....its so weird!!!!!
Its not the tyres as there are two of us doing the rallies on the same bikes (& the same tyres)

Ive have had over 20 bikes & ive never had anything like this.....could it be haunted..........& there is a gohst rider on there with me,ooooooooH

heeeeeelpppppp

If it feels like the bike swings left and right in quick succession then it sounds like the head bearings are too tight. In extreme circumstances this can make the bike impossible to pull away safely on (yes I've done it once). Loosening them a little may help but they could possibly have been damaged when overtightened and will need replacing.

[mikmac]

The head race nut was loose when i got it, so i did tighten it although not very tight! do you think the bearings maybe shot?

[Slimie]

Have you checked to see if there is a big container of water attached to the bike?



Sorry

[YEN_POWELL]

The head race nut was loose when i got it, so i did tighten it although not very tight! do you think the bearings maybe shot?

Do you mean the lock nut, the adjusting nut or the nut on top of the fork yoke that tops both of them?

[mikmac]

no not the yolk, i mean the large sloted nut with the normal nut on top.

& i have just gone to my garage to check that i hadnt left any large buckets of water attatched to the bike...........no there arent any......damn..........that would have been much easier.........just empty out the water!

[Tarka]

You`ve probably overtightened the head bearings.

However,knackered swinging arm bearings can cause those symptoms too.

Also,check your wheel alignment.

[YEN_POWELL]

You`ve probably overtightened the head bearings.

However,knackered swinging arm bearings can cause those symptoms too.

Also,check your wheel alignment.

Reckon it's the headbearings too, seeing as you've adjusted them recently. Try slackening them off a very small amount to see if it makes a difference. I had an FJ1200 which used to weave at only the range of 30-40mph and new headbearings sorted it. Wouldn't hurt to change them anyway, then they'll last you the life of the bike, as you'll grease them properly, whilst Honda just show the bearings a huge tub of grease on the other side of the factory and then don't use any. Teases!

[Slimie]

no not the yolk, i mean the large sloted nut with the normal nut on top.

& i have just gone to my garage to check that i hadnt left any large buckets of water attatched to the bike...........no there arent any......damn..........that would have been much easier.........just empty out the water!

It was worth a look!

[Warthog]

Wheel bearings?

Seeing as we are on a bearing hunt.... i know when they've been out the bike sort of falls one way or the other rather than turning in gently...